Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Flint Low pitching. Matt Davis hits a home run. Al Randall hits a home run. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Baecht flies out to the left fielder. Pete Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Benny Goldstein pitching. Tiny Easler strikes out. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the right fielder. Strick Jester lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz singles past the third baseman. Yenier Ortiz steals second. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Gus Eichhorn strikes out. Benny Goldstein grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Dreifort walks. Bill McClure strikes out. Rogers Birkofer singles to center field. Mel Dreifort advances to third on the hit. Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Matt Davis strikes out. Al Randall grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Flint Low pops out to the third baseman. Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht flies out to the left fielder. Pete Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Yenier Ortiz walks. Yenier Ortiz steals second. Yoshio Ishida flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Strick Jester strikes out. Steve Brown flies out to the left fielder. Mel Dreifort singles to center field. Bill McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn flies out to the right fielder. Benny Goldstein flies out to the left fielder. Matt Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Rogers Birkofer pops out to the shortstop. Jim Demaree grounds out to the shortstop. Flint Low strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Al Randall flies out to the right fielder. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Baecht strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tiny Easler grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the shortstop. Strick Jester pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Donnie Leary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mel Dreifort grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McClure grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn pops out to the third baseman. Martin Smith is pinch hitting for Donnie Leary. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Martin Smith strikes out. Matt Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Wheeler pitching. Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Jim Demaree grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Flint Low. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Morehead walks. Tiny Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Asley Martin pitching. Al Randall pops out to the shortstop. Pat Matuzak doubles to left field. Pat Matuzak steals third. Joe Baecht strikes out. Pete Nichols bunts for a base hit. Pat Matuzak scores. Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yenier Ortiz singles to right field. Yoshio Ishida grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Luis Gerhardt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt Davis at 3B. Tom Hayes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Randall at RF. Frank Sizemore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Nichols at SS. Stu Nicosia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Snuffy Palacios singles to center field. Strick Jester grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Steve Brown doubles to left field. Mel Dreifort strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Flint Low is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Dunlap did not respond to coaching in arm Benj Torres did not respond to coaching in control Fred Pazik did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Dunlap improves in speed Heinie Hostetler improves in velocity Rocky Hannahs improves in power_vs_righty Hideyuki Sakaguchi did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Terry Ackley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Moose Geiger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Moose Geiger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Moose Geiger did not respond to coaching in speed Takashi Ichihashi did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Wheeler improves in power_vs_righty Takashi Ichihashi did not respond to coaching in 1B